Ruth Dwyer

Seven Chances (1925)

Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buster Keaton
CAST:  Buster Keaton  •  T. Roy Barnes  •  Snitz Edwards  •  Ruth Dwyer

Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buster Keaton
CAST:  Buster Keaton  •  T. Roy Barnes  •  Snitz Edwards  •  Ruth Dwyer

Slightly Dangerous (1943)

Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  Lana Turner  •  Robert Young  •  Walter Brennan  •  May Whitty

Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  Lana Turner  •  Robert Young  •  Walter Brennan  •  May Whitty

The Evil Eye (1920)

This serial, starring boxer Leslie King, is presumed lost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Gordon Cooper  •  Wally Van
CAST:  Benny Leonard  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Stuart Holmes  •  Marie Shotwell

This serial, starring boxer Leslie King, is presumed lost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Gordon Cooper  •  Wally Van
CAST:  Benny Leonard  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Stuart Holmes  •  Marie Shotwell

For Me and My Gal (1942)

Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Judy Garland  •  Gene Kelly  •  George Murphy  •  Mártha Eggerth

Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Judy Garland  •  Gene Kelly  •  George Murphy  •  Mártha Eggerth

Mannequin (1938)

Jessie, a young working class woman, seeks to improve her life by marrying her boyfriend, only to find out that he is no better than what she left behind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Spencer Tracy  •  Alan Curtis  •  Ralph Morgan

Jessie, a young working class woman, seeks to improve her life by marrying her boyfriend, only to find out that he is no better than what she left behind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Spencer Tracy  •  Alan Curtis  •  Ralph Morgan

A Perfect Gentleman (1928)

Monty Banks gets involved in tracking down a stolen fortune, his adventures culminating in a whirlwind, gag-filled climax at sea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clyde Bruckman
CAST:  Monty Banks  •  Ernest Wood  •  Henry A. Barrows  •  Ruth Dwyer

Monty Banks gets involved in tracking down a stolen fortune, his adventures culminating in a whirlwind, gag-filled climax at sea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clyde Bruckman
CAST:  Monty Banks  •  Ernest Wood  •  Henry A. Barrows  •  Ruth Dwyer

No Publicity (1927)

Cameraman Eddie is sent to photograph a socialite at a private lecture on morals. The young woman's guardian will have none of it however, and Eddie resorts to a number of deceptions in order to get a picture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas T. Barrows
CAST:  Edward Everett Horton  •  Josephine Crowell  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Aileen Manning

Cameraman Eddie is sent to photograph a socialite at a private lecture on morals. The young woman's guardian will have none of it however, and Eddie resorts to a number of deceptions in order to get a picture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas T. Barrows
CAST:  Edward Everett Horton  •  Josephine Crowell  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Aileen Manning

The Stealers (1920)

Rev. Robert Martin is an ex-minister who has lost his faith because of his wife's faithlessness, and taken up a life of crime as head of a band of pickpockets masquerading as religious workers who ply their trade in the wake of a traveling carnival company. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  William H. Tooker  •  Robert Kenyon  •  Myrtle Morse  •  Norma Shearer

Rev. Robert Martin is an ex-minister who has lost his faith because of his wife's faithlessness, and taken up a life of crime as head of a band of pickpockets masquerading as religious workers who ply their trade in the wake of a traveling carnival company. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  William H. Tooker  •  Robert Kenyon  •  Myrtle Morse  •  Norma Shearer

The Reckless Age (1924)

Lord Harrowby takes out an $100,000 insurance policy to be paid if his wedding to Cecilia Meyrick is cancelled. The insurance company sends Dick Minot to make sure the wedding takes place, but he falls in love with the bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry A. Pollard
CAST:  Reginald Denny  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  John Steppling  •  May Wallace

Lord Harrowby takes out an $100,000 insurance policy to be paid if his wedding to Cecilia Meyrick is cancelled. The insurance company sends Dick Minot to make sure the wedding takes place, but he falls in love with the bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry A. Pollard
CAST:  Reginald Denny  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  John Steppling  •  May Wallace

Clay Dollars (1921)

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DIRECTION:  George Archainbaud
CAST:  Eugene O'Brien  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Frank Currier  •  Arthur Housman

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DIRECTION:  George Archainbaud
CAST:  Eugene O'Brien  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Frank Currier  •  Arthur Housman

Scrambled Weddings (1928)

Edwardd Evertt Horton in Scrambled Weddings (1928)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas T. Barrows
CAST:  Edward Everett Horton  •  Stanley Taylor  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Josephine Crowell

Edwardd Evertt Horton in Scrambled Weddings (1928)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas T. Barrows
CAST:  Edward Everett Horton  •  Stanley Taylor  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Josephine Crowell

The Stranger Of The North (1924)

Silent film drama...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John W. Noble
CAST:  Richard Travers  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Pat Hartigan  •  Charles Graham

Silent film drama...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John W. Noble
CAST:  Richard Travers  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Pat Hartigan  •  Charles Graham

The Brown Derby (1926)

Tommy Burke, a good-natured young plumber who refers to his monkey wrench as his pipe organ, is unaware of his inferiority complex. One day he learns that an eccentric uncle has died, leaving him a brown derby said to bring good luck to its wearer. Meanwhile Edith ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Hines
CAST:  Johnny Hines  •  Diana Kane  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Flora Finch

Tommy Burke, a good-natured young plumber who refers to his monkey wrench as his pipe organ, is unaware of his inferiority complex. One day he learns that an eccentric uncle has died, leaving him a brown derby said to bring good luck to its wearer. Meanwhile Edith ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Hines
CAST:  Johnny Hines  •  Diana Kane  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Flora Finch

Jack O'Clubs (1924)

A tough policeman who patrols the city's worst beat loses his nerve when he believes he has hurt the girl he loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert F. Hill
CAST:  Herbert Rawlinson  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Eddie Gribbon  •  Esther Ralston

A tough policeman who patrols the city's worst beat loses his nerve when he believes he has hurt the girl he loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert F. Hill
CAST:  Herbert Rawlinson  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Eddie Gribbon  •  Esther Ralston

Sailors' Wives (1928)

Informed by her doctor that she is going blind, Carol Trent tearfully breaks off her engagement with Don Manning, hoping to spare him the stigma of a sightless bride. When Hughes catches up with her and demands an explanation, Astor pretends to have fallen out of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Henabery
CAST:  Mary Astor  •  Lloyd Hughes  •  Earle Foxe  •  Burr McIntosh

Informed by her doctor that she is going blind, Carol Trent tearfully breaks off her engagement with Don Manning, hoping to spare him the stigma of a sightless bride. When Hughes catches up with her and demands an explanation, Astor pretends to have fallen out of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Henabery
CAST:  Mary Astor  •  Lloyd Hughes  •  Earle Foxe  •  Burr McIntosh

White Fang (1925)

Silent version of the classic Jack London tale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laurence Trimble
CAST:  Strongheart  •  Theodore von Eltz  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Matthew Betz

Silent version of the classic Jack London tale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laurence Trimble
CAST:  Strongheart  •  Theodore von Eltz  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Matthew Betz

Second Hand Love (1923)

Andy Hanks is an itinerant fix-it man who comes to town with his horse and dog as his only pals. He falls in love with Angela Trent, a young woman with an air of mystery about her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Buck Jones  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Charles Coleman  •  Harvey Clark

Andy Hanks is an itinerant fix-it man who comes to town with his horse and dog as his only pals. He falls in love with Angela Trent, a young woman with an air of mystery about her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Buck Jones  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Charles Coleman  •  Harvey Clark

Broadway or Bust (1924)

Virginia Redding inherits a fortune and goes to New York, leaving behind her suitor Dave, a rancher. Good fortune strikes Dave when radium deposits are discovered on his ranch, and he and his partner sell out, go to New York, and become society sensations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Hoot Gibson  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  King Zany  •  Gertrude Astor

Virginia Redding inherits a fortune and goes to New York, leaving behind her suitor Dave, a rancher. Good fortune strikes Dave when radium deposits are discovered on his ranch, and he and his partner sell out, go to New York, and become society sensations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Hoot Gibson  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  King Zany  •  Gertrude Astor

A Man of Quality (1926)

Jack Banning is a motorcycle cop by day and undercover agent by night. Disguising himself as "Strongarm Samson," Banning infiltrates a gang of smugglers headed by Richard Courtney.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  George Walsh  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Brian Donlevy  •  Lucien Prival

Jack Banning is a motorcycle cop by day and undercover agent by night. Disguising himself as "Strongarm Samson," Banning infiltrates a gang of smugglers headed by Richard Courtney.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  George Walsh  •  Ruth Dwyer  •  Brian Donlevy  •  Lucien Prival